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Installing WfExS

System requirements​

It is recommended to use WfExS on Ubuntu. Use WSL on Windows or UTM on MacOS.

Ubuntu on Apple Silicon (ARM64)

Create a VM in UTM using an arm64 version of Ubuntu. First download the server edition. Then once installed, login and run:

sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop

Then restart the VM.

WfeXs Installation Requirements​

WfeXs requires a number of other applications to work. Full information for installing WfExS can be found at https://github.com/inab/WfExS-backend/blob/main/INSTALL.md.

Installation Steps (tested on a linux VM)​

Make sure you have previously installed curl, tar, gzip, python3 and its pip and venv counterparts. WfeXs also requires the following software dependencies.

  1. Create python virtual environment
    python3 -m venv .pyWEenv
    source .pyWEenv/bin/activate
  2. Run automated installer.
    ./full-installer.bash
  3. Modify line 143 in singularity-local-installer.bash to include --without-seccomp --without-conmon flags.
    ./mconfig -b ./builddir --without-suid --without-seccomp --without-conmon --prefix="${envDir}"
  4. Run singularity installer
    ./singularity-local-installer.bash